According to Jay Williams, if the Lakers are able to negotiate a deal with the Bulls, Zach LaVine would be an excellent addition to the team that already features LeBron James.

A tremendous victory over the Indiana Pacers by a score of 123-109 in the championship game of the NBA In-Season Tournament has the Los Angeles Lakers feeling great. They are currently riding high on their victory. They are enjoying the honor of becoming the first-ever winner of the NBA Cup, which is something that they should be doing. However, they will still have their sights set on winning the NBA championship in June, with LeBron James aiming to win his fifth ring.

Nevertheless, given the current state of affairs, the Los Angeles Lakers will have a difficult time achieving their goal of becoming the club that emerges victorious at the conclusion of the season of basketball. Over the course of numerous seven-game series, the superior team nearly always emerges victorious. In the Western Conference alone, there are a number of teams (including the Denver Nuggets, who are currently competing for the championship) that will be challenging for the Los Angeles Lakers to defeat.

Consequently, there are some analysts who are of the opinion that if the Lakers were to make a trade for a third player of All-Star status, such as Zach LaVine, the star player for the Chicago Bulls, it might wind up being enough to get LeBron James and the Lakers over the hump.

“Zach is the Swiss Army knife that can open up things for them offensively because you can utilize him in the pick-and-roll with LeBron, you know? And he’s also good at playing off the ball for LeBron to have a dude like that with spacing… I think he’s the key,” retired NBA guard Jay Williams said when he spoke with Brandon “Scoop B Robinson on the Scoop B Radio Podcast.

It is true that there is currently no imminent trade involving Zach LaVine between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls. This is especially true considering that LaVine is still in the process of recuperating from a foot injury that will most likely prevent him from playing for the remainder of the summer of 2023. Nevertheless, there is little doubt that the Lakers have a compelling motivation to chase LaVine.

It is essential for LaVine to be able to cause damage both on and off the court, as Jay Williams pointed out, if he wants to become the third banana for the Lakers, joining the ranks of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. He has a career shooting percentage of 38.2 percent from beyond the arc (on shots with a high degree of difficulty), and he is also capable of taking charge of the attack when James is not on the court.

 It is possible that the Lakers will lose Austin Reaves as a result of the move; however, LaVine will undoubtedly enhance the squad in the short term as they make the most of the King’s remaining years.